A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir government to probe the killing of the BJP leader and his brother.

BJP's Anil Parihar and his brother Ajit were killed in Kishtwar in the Jammu region on Thursday night.

Jammu:

Two personal security officials of the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, who was killed along with his brother by suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, were detained today, officials said.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has also been constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir government to probe the incident, they added.

BJP state secretary Anil Parihar, 52, and his brother, Ajeet Parihar, 55, were killed on Thursday night when they were returning home after closing their shop, officials said.